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Flag of Nalanda College. Nalanda College[2][3][4][5] (Sinhala: නාලන්දා විද්යාලය) is a leading Buddhist school in Sri Lanka where provides primary and secondary education for Sri Lankan boys. The school was established by P. de S. Kularatne as an offshoot of Ananda College Colombo and was registered as a separate ...
Member of Parliament - Matara (1989-1994); Ambassador to Myanmar. Sarath Ranawaka. Member of Parliament - Kalutara (1989-2009) Maithripala Senanayake. Member of Parliament - Medawachchiya (1947-1989); Leader of the House (1970-1977); Governor of North Central Province (1994-1998) Wilfred Senanayake.
Ananda Maitreya Thero was the first Dharmarcharya (teacher of Buddhism) at Nalanda College Colombo when it was first established in 1925. It was Thero who named it 'Nalanda' and chose Apadana Sobhini Panna meaning wisdom beautifies character as Nalanda College's motto, which is still being used. [5]
During Second World War in 1939 one part of Nalanda College, Colombo was taken to Minuwangoda and other part to Maharagama.After the end of the war it returned to its original site and Minuwangoda Nalanda Maha Vidyalaya was established here with the guidance of Venerable Heenatiyana Dhammaloka Thero.
L. H. Mettananda served as the principal of Nalanda College, Colombo (1925 to 1926) Dharmaraja College (1936–1945) and Ananda College (1945–1954). He was a member of the Buddhist Committee of Inquiry, which was established by the All Ceylon Buddhist Congress in 1954, and was the leader of the Bauddha Jathika Balawegaya (Buddhist National ...
Anura Priyadharshana Yapa. Mangala Yapa. Upawansa Yapa. Categories: Alumni by school in Sri Lanka. People associated with Nalanda College, Colombo. Hidden categories: Template Category TOC via CatAutoTOC on category with 101–200 pages. CatAutoTOC generates standard Category TOC.
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